Down To Business

Joining Bobby on the Executive Chair this week is Adrienne O'Sullivan - CEO ARAG Legal Protection Ltd

Bobby's guests this week were Vinny Browne from Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, Liam Donnelly, Bookshop Manager with Hodges Figgis & Louisa Earls, General Manager of Books Upstairs.

It is sad to say but there is still some hesitancy around allowing women to realise their full potential in the workplace.   Elizabeth Willets has made challenging these perceptions and helping women maximize their careers a passion.   Her new book Flex is a practical guide in negotiating today’s work spaces where flexible work can become more than a buzz word.  

Bobby went out to meet Anne Marie Feighery of Feighery's Farm

Bobby spoke to Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times about Market Turmoil in the US

Susan Hayes Culleton and Declan Ralph sat down with Bobby to talk through all the business stories hitting the headlines.

Zoe Sinclair, founder of Employees Matter, joins Down to Business to share why companies need to take staff wellbeing seriously — and how her work helps bridge the gap between work and life. Listen here.

Paul Candon of United Hardware, Sean Moran of Home Project Centre, and Colin Baker of Decwells Expert Hardware join Down to Business for this week’s Industry Review — looking at the hardware and DIY sector amid rising costs and shifting consumer habits. Listen here.

Cathal Friel, pharmaceutical entrepreneur and founder of Raglan Capital, joins Down to Business to explain why Trump’s trade talk is making waves in Ireland’s life sciences sector. Listen here.

Bobby visits the Diamond Rocks Café in Kilkee to find out how a seasonal seaside business manages to stay open all year round. Listen here.

Norah Casey, broadcaster and businesswoman, and James Loutit of Impactful Ltd join Down to Business to review the week’s biggest business stories and what’s making the headlines in today’s papers. Listen here.

Dominc McGrath of the Business Post sits down with Bobby to go through how the UK will cope in the face of President Trump's tariffs. LIsten Here

The performance arts help us to foster creativity, communication, and collaboration while also providing a platform for self-expression and community building. We here in Ireland have a strong tradition in this space, and so Bobby wanted to get a sense of how the next generation of dancers, actors, and musicians are coming along. Joining Bobby to discuss is: Will Wollen, Director & CEO of Gaie...

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Eamonn Brennan, former Chief Executive of the Irish Aviation Authority,

Power is something that most people strive for in their lives, but it can also be a difficult and sometimes toxic partner that changes everyone who holds it. So, how can we better understand it and have a healthier relationship with it? Nik Kinley, author of 'The Power Trap: How Leadership Changes People, and What to Do About It', joins Bobby to discuss.

Tech guru Andy O'Donoghue joins Bobby to chat about the looming sale of TikTok’s US operations.

Defying the logic of decades of economic trade policy, Donald Trump had been doubling down on his hugely damaging reciprocal tariff plans. But, in an unforeseen turn of events and with the exception of China, a 90 pause has been initiated, which has given markets a welcome reprieve. Joining Bobby to make sense of it all is Peter Goodman, Global Economic Correspondent with The New York Times &...

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Gina London from The Language of Leadership & Robert Whelan of Rockwell Finance.

Joining Bobby this morning in the executive chair was John F Concannon CEO JFC Group

Joining Bobby this week out and about was food futurist Charles Banks.

Joining Bobby for this week's industry review was: Vincent Brady of Rathbornes Mark Van den Bergh Creative Director of Max Benjamin Lisa Barnett, Owner of The Irish Chandler

Joining Bobby this morning was Newstalk's own Emmet Oliver to talk about his new book.

Joining Bobby to explain how Trump's tariffs are impacting businesses and markets was Simon MacAllister, Co Head of Geopolitical strategy at EY Ireland and Corporate Finance Partner, Economist Cormac McCarthy, and Pat Rigney of the Shed Distilery.

Joining Bobby this morning to recap the business stories making the headlines was Caroline Reidy and Doug Keatinge.

Lisa O’Connell shares her journey from primary teacher to CEO of Forus Training with Bobby Kerr. Get the whole conversation here.